Information About

Delta Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map

Location

64 ° 15' 27" N,
146 ° 18' 2.002" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Elevation

866 ft (263.96 m)

Delta Creek in Detail.

About

heads at N terminus of Trident Glacier, flows N to Tanana River, 16 mi. NW of Big Delta, Tanana Low. 40 miles long.

History

Lieutenant H. T. Allen, USA, named a stream west of the Delta River, "Delta Creek." Its exact identity, has been a problem to map makers. This particular Lieutenant Allen's name. See Little Delta River. Its Idian name was "Mahutzu" according to A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1898.

Topo Maps

Big Delta B-5 (1949), Big Delta B-5 (1949), Big Delta B-5 (1949), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta B-5 (1952), Big Delta B-5 (1952), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta B-5 SW (2016),

Places Near Delta Creek

Lakes:

Rainbow Lake, Shaw Pond, Summer Lake,

Streams:

Banner Creek, Buckeye Creek, Canyon Creek, Clear Creek, Delta Creek, Democrat Creek, Gold Run, Minton Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, Rosa Creek, Shaw Creek, Tenderfoot Creek,

Cities:

Richardson,